Nirjala Ekadashi 1975
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:50
- Fasting window (tithi)03:25 → 1975-06-20 · 01:47
- Parana (tithi ends)01:471975-06-20
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Nirjala Ekadashi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaNirjala Ekadashi — Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Nirjala Ekadashi kept without water?
It falls in Jyeshtha, the hottest month, and giving up water when the body most needs it is the offering. Keeping this one waterless fast is said to give the merit of all twenty-four Ekadashis of the year.
Why is it called Bhima Ekadashi?
Because the sage Vyasa told Bhima, who could not fast on every Ekadashi, that he could keep this single day in place of them all — so it also carries his name, Bhimseni or Bhima Ekadashi.
When is the fast broken?
At dawn the next day, within the Dwadashi parana window, after a bath and dana. The parana should not be delayed past the window; the exact time depends on the tithi's end.
Other major festivals in 1975
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1975
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 1975
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1975
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1975
- Holi — 28 March 1975
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1975
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1975
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1975
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1975
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1975
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1975
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1975
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1975
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1975
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1975
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1975
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1975
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1975
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1975
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1975
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1975
- Karwa Chauth — 23 October 1975
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1975
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1975
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1975
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1975
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1975
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 1975
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1975
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1975
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